Jakob Pöltl

Pöltl with the Toronto Raptors in 2018 No. 25 – San Antonio Spurs NBA Personal information Born October 15, 1995 (age 26) Vienna, Austria Nationality Austrian Listed height 7 feet 1 in (2. 60 m) Listed weight 245 lb (111 kg) Career information College Utah (2014–2016) NBA draft 2016 / Round: 1 / Pick: ninth typical Selected via way of means of the Toronto Raptors Playing profession 2013–present Career records 2013–2014 Traiskirchen Lions 2016–2018 Toronto Raptors 2016–2017 →Raptors 905 2018–present San Antonio Spurs Career highlights and awards Consensus 2nd-group All-American (2016) Pete Newell Big Man Award (2016) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award (2016) Pac-12 Player of the Year (2016) First-group All-Pac-12 (2016) Pac-12 All-Freshman Team (2015) Stats at NBA.com Stats at Basketball-Reference.com In his sophomore yr for the Utes, Pöltl became a consensus 2nd-group All-American and gained the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award and Pete Newell Big Man Award because the pinnacle collegiate middle and low-publish participant, respectively. After the season, he declared for the 2016 NBA draft, wherein the Toronto Raptors decided on him withinside the first spherical with the 9th typical choice. He became traded to the Spurs in July 2018.

Early life

Pöltl became born in Vienna, Austria. Both his dad and mom had been participants of the Austrian countrywide volleyball groups. His dad and mom opted for basketball due to the fact there has been a young people basketball software close to their Vienna domestic at some point in his childhood. Pöltl performed seven years withinside the young people software of Vienna DC Timberwolves. He performed three hundred and sixty-five days for the Arkadia Traiskirchen Lions of the Austrian Bundesliga in 2013–14.

College recruitment

Pöltl became fairly unknown withinside the United States till the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. University of Utah assistant Andy Hill went to the match, held in Macedonia (now North Macedonia), in large part to scout capability possibilities from different groups; he handiest noticed Austria's establishing recreation towards the Netherlands due to the fact he vowed to observe all 38 groups in person. After seeing Pöltl's 15-rebound performance, Hill started out sounding Pöltl out for the capability hobby of gambling university basketball withinside the United States. Pöltl went directly to common a double-double in factors and rebounds at some point of the match and became named to the second all-match group, in spite of Austria going 1–6 and completing twentieth out of twenty-two groups withinside the 2nd-stage Division B. Pöltl started out drawing hobbies from numerous NCAA Division I programs, forcing him to determine between an expert profession and a U.S. university schooling. In a 2014 interview, Pöltl discovered a part of his decision-making process: If I went seasoned in Europe, I probably would not have a threat to visit a college and get my degree. ... I ought to have basketball and schooling at the identical time [in the U.S.]. Also, I suppose I wasn't prepared for a hundred percent expert basketball at that time. In 2014, Pöltl dedicated to Utah to play university basketball, in huge component because of the connection he had evolved with their education staff. Utah head educates Larry Krystkowiak became one of all 3 Division I head coaches and assistant coaches to journey to Vienna to recruit him in person and made the ride of over five,000 miles (eight,000 km) twice. Pöltl became inspired that Krystkowiak made the attempt to go to him in person, and became intrigued that the 6-foot-10-inch (2.08 m) educate performed electricity ahead withinside the NBA and had a record of growing younger huge men.

College profession

Pöltl has become a starter in his first yr, and in his first recreation, he scored 18 factors and had 10 rebounds. During his 2nd season in 2015–sixteen, he became named to the 35-guy midseason watchlist for the Naismith Trophy on February 11. On March 7, 2016, Pöltl became named the Pac-12 Player of the Year and All-Pac-12 First Team. He became in the end named the winner of each the Pete Newell Big Man Award and the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award. On April 13, 2016, Pöltl declared for the NBA draft, forgoing his very last years of university eligibility.

Professional profession

Toronto Raptors (2016–2018) On June 23, 2016, Pöltl became decided on via way of means of the Toronto Raptors with the 9th typical choice withinside the 2016 NBA draft, turning into the primary Austrian to be drafted to the NBA. On July nine, 2016, he signed his rookie scale settlement with the Raptors. He made his debut for the Raptors in their season opener on October 26, 2016, turning into the primary Austrian to play withinside the NBA. He completed with factors in 12:forty seven of courtroom docket time in a 109–ninety-one win over the Detroit Pistons. During his rookie season, Pöltl acquired more than one assignment to Raptors 905, Toronto's D-League affiliate. On October 21, 2017, Pöltl scored a then profession-excessive 14 factors in a 128–ninety-four win over the Philadelphia 76ers. On December 1, he made all 8 of his subject intention tries and had a profession-excessive 18 factors in a 120–one hundred fifteen win over the Indiana Pacers. Pöltl ended the 2017–18 normal season having made 34 of his ultimate 39 pictures withinside the very last 8 games. He became additionally the handiest Raptors participant to seem in all eighty-two normal-season contests. San Antonio Spurs (2018–present) On July 18, 2018, Pöltl became traded, in conjunction with DeMar DeRozan and a covered 2019 first-spherical draft choose, to the San Antonio Spurs in change for Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green. In his debut for the Spurs of their season opener on October 17, 2018, Pöltl recorded 4 factors, 4 rebounds, and assists in 8 mins in a 112–108 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. He made simply his 5th profession begin and primary because February 14, 2017, with Toronto. On December four, he scored a profession-excessive 20 factors in a 139–a hundred and five loss to the Utah Jazz. On November 24, 2020, the San Antonio Spurs introduced that they'd re-signed Pöltl. On March 17, 2021, Pöltl logged his 2nd consecutive double-double with 20 factors and a profession-excessive sixteen rebounds in a 106–ninety-nine win over the Chicago Bulls.

Career statistics

Legend GP Games performed GS Games started MPG Minutes in line with recreation FG% Field intention percentage 3P% three-factor subject intention percentage FT% Free throw percentage RPG Rebounds in line with recreation APG Assists in line with recreation SPG Steals in line with recreation BPG Blocks in line with recreation PPG Points in line with recreation Bold Career excessive NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG 2016–17 Toronto fifty four four 11.6 .583 — .544 three.1 .2 .three .four three.1 2017–18 Toronto eighty two zero 18.6 .659 .500 .594 four.eight .7 .five 1.2 6.nine 2018–19 San Antonio seventy-seven 24 sixteen.five .645 — .533 five.three 1.2 .four .nine five.five 2019–20 San Antonio sixty six 18 17.7 .624 — .465 five.7 1.eight .6 1.four five.6 2020–21 San Antonio sixty nine fifty one 26.7 .616 — .508 7.nine 1.nine .7 1.eight eight.6 2021–22 San Antonio sixty eight sixty seven 29.zero .618 1.000 .495 nine.three 2.eight .7 1.7 13.five Career 416 164 20.2 .628 .667 .518 6.1 1.four .five 1.three 7.three Playoffs Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG 2017 Toronto 6 zero four.three .455 — .000 2.zero .zero .2 .2 1.7 2018 Toronto nine zero 15.6 .548 .000 .789 four.zero .7 .three .four five.four 2019 San Antonio 7 7 25.three .638 .000 .556 7.7 1.7 .three .7 7.three Career 22 7 15.6 .577 .000 .667 four.6 .eight .three .five five.zero College Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG 2014–15 Utah 34 34 23.three .681 .000 .444 6.eight .7 .four 1.nine nine.1 2015–sixteen Utah 36 36 30.four .646 — .689 nine.1 1.nine .6 1.6 17.2 Career 70 70 26.nine .658 .000 .605 eight.zero 1.three .five 1.7 13.three Personal life On February 25, 2022, a recreation much like the phrase guessing recreation Wordle titled Poeltl became released. In the sport which is called after Pöltl, gamers attempt to bet a day-by-day NBA Player the use of the handiest 8 tries.